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'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [‎393r] (790/1826)

The record is made up of 1 volume (908 folios). It was created in 1829. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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V dil-garmi, Friendship, warm-heartedness.
dil-glr, Seizing the heart, terrifying, filling with horror
or anguish. Abhorring. Melancholy, sad, afflicted, low-spirit
ed, grieved. Soothing, conciliating.
p dil-glri, Aversion, horror, indignation. Affliction.
A jJfc) dalam (from Being very black (clothes). Hang
ing (the lip). Dilam, Name of a city. Dulum, A pimple.
A dalma, (fern, of adlam) Swarthy (woman). The
thirtieth night of the moon (as being quite dark).
p jbJj dilmdb) Milk thickened by boiling, and eaten with
honey or sugar.
p dil-mandah, Sorrowful, indisposed.
p dil-murgh, A kind of arrow.
dulamiz. Strong, firm, robust.
A(^***!j Misfortune. Dulamis, Very dark.
A J dulamiS) Smooth. Bald (head). A polished cuirass.
A li*! J dilmiz, A large grinder.
p dulmak, A tarantula. Dalamak, New cheese,
p dulmul, Unripe grain. Beans in the pod.
p dulmah, A tarantula. Dalamahy New cheese,
p<L*JJ dilmah-shtr) Milk coagulated,
p dil-mshln, Agreeable, pleasing. A heart at ease.
A^J dalanza\ Hard, strong. A thick fat camel.
Smooth, level ground.
p J dalang, An embankment of twigs, earth, and stones.
A short spear. A hoe, a mattock, a pick-axe. The sheath in
which dates are enveloped. Dalang or dilang, Suspended.
PioUUj dalingdn. Hung, suspended,
p dil-nigardnt, Sorrow. (Gladw in.)
F dil-namudagi) Demonstration of the heart, love.
pj^J dil-tiazzaZ) Soothing the mind. Gracious. A mistress.
dil-nazsdzah) Blandishment. dil-nawdzah
kardait) To sooth, to caress, to flatter, to wheedle,
p jl$i dil-nihad, Attention.
A dalnls, A shell-fish found in Egypt.
A dalzv (from jJ->), Letting down (a bucket) into a well.
Drawing (water). Asking in the name of another, employing
a mediator. Driving (a camel) slowly. Being astonished.
Treating benevolently. The fifth heaven, formed of gold. A
bucket, an urn. The sign Aquarius. The hopper of a mill.
A mark burnt upon camels. A calamity, an evil.
pUj daliod, Pendulous, inverted. Astonished.
vj\^ dil-wdr (ordil-zear), Bold, courageous.
dalzcdni) The crested lark.
A duluj (from ^J), Drawing water from a well and
pouring it into the cistern or trough.
A daluhj (A cloud) big with rain. Duluh (from ^^),
Walking with short steps, as when overloaded.
A daliikh, A loaded palm-tree. Fat (camel).
dulus (from ( < /^^)> Shining, glittering (a burnished
coat of mail). Dillazcs, Moveable, not fixed.
A dalu^ A swift she-camel. Dulu^ (from ^Jt>), Hang
ing (the tongue from the mouth). Lolling out the tongue.
A J duluf, (pi. of J dulf) Swift eagles.
A daluk, (A sword) easily drawn or dropping from its
sheath. (A troop) rushing with impetuosity. A camel whose
grinders are broken by age (so that he cannot contain his spittle).
A daluky Any thing with which the body is rubbed (as
oil or odours). Name of a dilapidated fortress in Syria. Duluk
(from elicit)), Sloping westward, setting (the sun).
A dululdy An amorous glance. A disdainful look.
A dDjSj dululat (from dallu), Pointing out the road. Dis
sembling, feigning anger (as lovers). Flattering, caressing,
p dalulah. Mourning, lamenting.
A <0^ dulh) (Blood) shed with impunity. Dalah (and
duluh) (from ^^), Becoming insane, distracted (from grief or
love). Having no regard for her colt (a camel). Forgetting.
p J dalah, The hay-weasel infesting pigeon-houses, a fitchet.
A coarse dervish’s habit. A whisperer, a sycophant. A co
quette. The pith of a tree. A vine-prop. Dilah, The heart.
p <l!j The ermine. Fraud, treachery. False, insin
cere. A whirlwind, Dalla-i muhtdlah, The name
of a famous enchantress of Egypt.
A dalhun, With impunity.
A J dilhds, A huge lion. A strong, bold man.
A dilhdm, A bold man. A lion.
A dilhas, A large powerful lion.
A^J dalhasat (from q), Going fast. Outstripping.
pl^J Dilhird or Dilhatd, Name of a king of India.
A J dalham, Dark. A wolf. The male Uai kata.
A J dalahmas, A lion roaming at night,
p dill, Belonging to the heart, jjc) dill dil, A se
cret, kept secret.
A dully, (pi. of J J dalw) Buckets. Dulla', A highway.
A dalls (from ui-Jj), Walking with short steps,
p SjJj dafidah, Coarsely ground (wheat or barley),
rJ dilir, Brave, intrepid. Insolent, bold, impudent,
dilirdn-i dushman-guzdr, Brave soldiers, conquerors
of the foe. <^->3 ditirdn-i nabard, Courageous heroes,
p dilirdnah, Heroically.
dilirl, Valour, magnanimity.
A dalls, Smooth, bright (thing).
A laJ J dallz, One who drives people from the king’s gate.
A dafi^, A spacious and level road.
A dalif (from t»jLJj), Travelling by night. Going with
a slow step (an old man). Rising with a load (a camel). Going
before (a troop). A slow pace.
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The volume is A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations , by John Richardson, of the Middle Temple and Wadham College, Oxford. Revised and improved by Charles Wilkins. This new edition has been enlarged by Francis Johnson. The volume was printed by J. L. Cox, London, 1829.

The volume begins with a preface (folios 7-8), followed by the dissertation (folios 9-40), proofs and illustrations (folios 41-49), and an advertisement on pronunciation and verb forms (folios 50-51). The dictionary is Arabic and Persian to English, arranged alphabetically according to the Arabic and Persian alphabets. At the back of the volume are corrections and additions (folio 908).

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1 volume (908 folios)
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The dictionary is arranged alphabetically, according to the Arabic and Persian alphabets.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 910; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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English, Arabic and Persian in Latin and Arabic script
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